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Safe Work Procedures – Logging or Lowbed Truck Driver
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Steel-toed Footwear (CSA approved – green triangle symbol)
Hi-vis Clothing
Hearing Protection
Approved Safety Glasses
PIREP in areas of avalanche potential
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS:
· Complete daily pre-trip and post-trip requirements and forms for CVSE & NSC:
o Brakes, lights, horn, tires; trailers, air lines, connections, trailer securement.
· Complete WorkSafeBC required checks:
o Bunks & stakes, stake cables; fire extinguisher, PPE;
o Binders, warning devices, bullboards.
· Ensure the required government inspections of the vehicle are conducted and are current.
PROCEDURES (generic)
VEHICLE OPERATIONS:
· All logging trucks and lowbeds must be equipped with a two-way radio programmed with the correct frequencies posted for each particular haul.
· Drive with the headlights on at all times.
· Always wear your seatbelt – it’s the law.
· Passengers are not allowed unless they have proper authorization.
· Operate the logging truck in a safe manner. Drive within the posted speed limits and/or within safe speeds determined by the conditions of the road; stay on the right side of the road as much as possible. Obey the rules of the road and radio calling procedures as laid out by road permit holder/road user group.
· Always get into the truck in a safe manner using three points of contact provided to prevent slipping and tripping.
· Wear the personal protective equipment required when getting out of the vehicle.
· Report any observed unsafe haul road conditions to your supervisor, the logging contractor or the sawmill personnel. (See Road Conditions Reporting Form).
· Where the use of chains is required, always adequately chain up the vehicle in a safe flat location before you encounter areas where vehicle traction is questionable.
· Do not stop trucks on haul roads, except at safe passing points. In case of breakdown, use flares/reflectors.
LOG LOADING:
· Ensure there is a safe area for loading.
· Always make sure your brakes area properly set before exiting the truck – don’t use the handvalve.
· Follow the communication system established at the loading site with the loaderman. The driver and loaderman together must ensure that the load is built so logs are adequately contained and stable, and safely loaded within the bunks.
· Drivers of log trucks or other vehicles are ultimately responsible for how the truck is loaded. If something is not right, it is the driver who must have it corrected. Do not leave the loading area until the problem is corrected.
· Always wear required personal protective equipment when outside the vehicle.
· Use caution and communicate with the loaderman when coupling up the trailer unit.
· Do not climb on trailers unless absolutely necessary. At some sites this is grounds for dismissal.
· The location of the driver must be known by the loaderman at all times. Stay inside the truck cab or out in front of the unit while being loaded. Do not wrap front trailers while back trailers are still being loaded.
· Do not climb on top of the truck or the load. Branches must be trimmed from the logs before they are placed on the load. Logs with protruding branches placed on top of the load must be removed by the loader and branches trimmed at ground level.
· Communicate with the loaderman that the loading is complete and ready to install load wrapper. Where possible, have the loaderman install wrappers.
· Observe the area for hazards before installing wrappers i.e. moving equipment, debris, icy conditions etc.
· Ensure good footing while throwing wrappers over the load.
· All logs must be restrained according to the trailer configuration. Ensure firm grip on the cinch handle when closing the cinch.
· Give notice on proper radio channel that you are leaving the landing and ensure all workers are in the clear before pulling out.
HAULING:
· Obey all traffic control devices.
· Call location according to radio procedures for the haul.
· Obey “rules of the road” as set out by road permit holder/contractor.
· Do steep slope assessment with supervisor on slopes over 20%.
· Stop to check load and wrappers at the stamp hammer, and points along the way (before highway entry, road junctions, etc., or every 3hrs/240 km).
UNLOADING:
· Approach the unloading area in a safe manner. Watch for other workers and machinery which might be present.
· Wear required P.P.E. when outside the vehicle.
· Follow the safe unloading procedures established at the unloading site.
· Ensure good communication with the loaderman.
· The load must be restrained before wrappers are removed from the load.
· Remain in a safe location and in view of the loaderman while being unloaded. Usually the driver will remain in the cab of the truck or out in front of the truck.
· Ensure workers and machinery are in the clear before moving through the log yard.
LOWBED:
· Lowbeds with loads wider than 11’6” must have a radio-equipped pilot vehicle in front for moves over 5kms. Piloted lowbeds follow normal calling procedures.
· Lowbeds with loads wider than 11’6”, moving less than 5kms, call all empty and loaded kms.
· Lowbeds wider than 10’6” require flashing lights and flags.
MY ADDITIONAL SWP NOTES
A4 – Safe Work Procedures - Logging or Lowbed Truck Driver Version 1.01 June 25, 2010 – Page 3